Campbell ... Giggles & Grins

Big Brother

The other afternoon, I was standing in the kitchen when noticed Ian standing in front of Campbell in the swing ... his back was to me, and while Ian hasn't shown any aggression to the baby, my instinct was to hustle over and be sure all was OK.

I tip-toed behind him to find him trying to feed Campbell with the bottle ... so I grabbed the camera and tried to sneek a picture without him noticing. How sweet it was to see Ian want to help and Campbell to let him.

Scuttle Bug

Well, we decided we were borderline negligent letting Ian cram his little body onto his tonka truck so we got him a Scuttle Bug... it's a great little scooter for toddlers that folds up nearly flat for super portability - so we can take it with us and save space in the house. Hooray! Jon took him out for a spin the other morning (yes, in his PJ's). I should add that this new addition didn't happen without a great deal of effort... LOL

Let me note that this is the last BLUE Scuttle bug in town - but there are plenty o'pink (apparently they're not big sellers) We'd seen these at Toy's R Us a few weeks back and last week I thought I'd see if they'd gotten anymore in stock. I didn't see them, so I asked about a shipment. The Customer Service guy said they should have 4 blue in stock and sent someone to search. After a thorough check of the store, they found none. They called 3 other stores who's inventory indicated "blue on hand" all came up zero - but he found one about 45 minutes away and they would hold it for me. Since Dad was home with Ian, I decided to go for it. I arrived at the desk only to find that in fact they only had them in PINK. After an exchange of words including one checker asking if it was for a boy or girl - duh ... and me explaining my extreme disappointment due to an extra 90 minutes of travel, driving in 113 degree temperatures, the price of gas and the fact that I was actually having to nurse Campbell at the Customer Service desk while having the conversation... the Russell's left the store with three free items and a crisp $20 bill to purchase the scooter at another Toys R Us who absolutely, positively had it in Blue. Considering the drive, Campbell's mood and my Dad entering his 3rd hour of babysitting, I decided to head home and go to the store later that night (Jon was working 12-12.) before heading out again, I called the store that had it on hold to double check. I apologized for being crazy, but asked the girl to open the box and check the color. Yep - it was PINK - ARG! Imagine the frustration - but, I was happy I hadn't made the drive. We called the last Toy's R Us in the Valley - in south Chandler. Yes, they had it...yes he opened the box and it was in fact blue - the last blue one in the store and he would hold it for me. So, I packed the boys in the car and we headed back into the adventure. When we arrived, The guy at the counter remembered my call and went to get the box. It was GONE. He panicked a bit since he'd already had to survive hearing my story. I panicked a bit because I'd just driven 40 minutes in the heat at 4pm and we were just about to head home during rush hour. Trust me, I was not going home empty handed. In the end we triumphed after a thorough employee had simply re shelved it. I can't believe we actually went to all that trouble, and we surely spent more that it's value in gas hunting it down. ha...ha.